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Lazy Jacks for Oday 25 1978 jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1728 :) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change
New Beneteau 31 DancingDays at 10:05am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 59/16414 Hi, My wife and I just took delivery of a new Beneteau 31 on Lewisville Lake in TX. I notice that
What's the best lake in SoCal for Day Sailors? r.oril at 9:45am 05.03.09 Trailer Sailors 8/6496 IYHO, "What lakes (within 300 miles of LA), are the best for day sailors? 1. Best Lake
minor leak, 2009 hunter 33 (3) teucer at 9:43am 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2317 I need help or advice with a minor leak coming from my 5 gallons water heater manufactured by Kuuma
Albin-022 Buzzlovelace at 7:29am 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2348 I am looking at a 1971 C27 and am having carburator issues with the Albin 022 and am wondering if an
Transmission Oil higgs at 6:50am 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2568 Standing around the boatyard yesterday we started discussing changing the oil in the tranny. None o
New beneteau Owner hughtad at 5:39am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2704 Hi, We just purchased our first Beneteau, an Oceanis 321 from 1996. We had the mast stepped and a
Question for Xantrex LinkLite owners mcaswell at 10:21pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4889 I can't seem to get my LinkLite to auto-sync. I drain the bank down 15 - 20% or so, then switch the
replacement solar panel dwesley at 6:08pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1490 I need a new solar panel for my 1996 Hunter 376 that is built in to the deck. I saw that the same o
1984-34, to spoon or not Charlie Halasz at 5:32pm 05.02.09 Big Boats 7/1525 under power and sail the stern digs down about 6 inches. A local boat expert has had experience put
Swing Keel on a Venture 21 nameaneh at 5:22pm 05.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8212 My owner's manual for an old Venture 21 says that I need to insert the top lock bolt after lowering
Water leak into port side in electrical panel cymeyer at 4:35pm 05.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1769 I get water into our electrical panel area when healing into heavy wind. Can't seem to trace where
Dutchman Reefing Roy10289 at 4:17pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2806 I have the Dutchman sustem on my boat ,but 2 of the mono lines broke as soon as I bougt the boat. Co
Liferaft and/or EPIRB? John at 4:03pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1612 For those sailors on the West Coast (in other words, sailing in the same or similar conditions to mi
Installing X-5 wheel autopilot Mick Johnson at 3:53pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1233 Help installing Autpilot wheel X-5 from raymarine. locating the compas unit and the control box, als
Check Your Chain Plates (1) Maine Sail at 2:58pm 05.02.09 Musings With Maine Sail 23/11491 Hi All, This photo was sent to me by a friend yesterday. The story is they were tuning the rig when
Catalina 11 hp engine recomendations?? hobbit at 1:59pm 05.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1641 We are looking @ 1980 30 ft catalinas. Is the 11 hp engine sufficient?
Sewing Strattaglass? Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7404 I have bought an industrial sewing machine. I am thinking about buying a sheet of strattaglass and
Toilet Cam at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Cal 0/1595 I have a 1969 cal 25 I recently purchased. I'm looking for information of the mechanics and any othe
Joker valve? Bossman at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6751 Hello Peggy, Hope you can assist on this prior to my unbolting everything. Have a Jabco head,

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:51pm 03.08.22 empirical? really??
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:48pm 03.08.22 That should make replacing hoses when they need it challenging. --Peggie
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:44pm 03.08.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 03.08.22 It also seems that an unwritten rule of boat sales is the selling price will be 10-20% lower than
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:40pm 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 12:25pm 03.08.22 Thanks! I actually have a print out of your response to the EO when I initially looked at it in th
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 12:22pm 03.08.22 Actual selling price based on what? You can look at this boat. If the boat is sold through a brok
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached kappykaplan at 11:56am 03.08.22 Photos?
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:50am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 11:50am 03.08.22 We use a pennant for the jib on our Colgate 26, and it mainly exists to allow the foot of the jib to
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 11:48am 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:48am 03.08.22 As David L mentioned, the hull number of the Sabre will let you know the year it was made. Having
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:47am 03.08.22 I know the story of the East Orient. It was moored in my harbor when it sank and when repaired, it
Fuel tank/sender Growl at 11:30am 03.08.22
Foresail pennant LakeShark at 11:19am 03.08.22 I use on on a cut down 150 when cruising. Works well, increases visibility and performance sacrific
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 11:14am 03.08.22 Due to the way boats are built, you may or may not be able to remove cables easily or sometimes not
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) Will Gilmore at 11:12am 03.08.22 203240 -Will
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:08am 03.08.22 Thanks for the input. To be clear, when I place the block outside of the stanchion, the line rubs a
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:39am 03.08.22 Had to look in Google to find one in the 2017 codebook which is at least 10 years newer than my hard
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:23am 03.08.22 There is always a lot of discussion in this forum about what a buyer should demand from a seller in

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